08-08-2023, 12:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-08-2023, 12:04 AM by lemonoppy. Edited 2 times in total.)
I would love to bring prestige to the draft round taken at for the ISFL draft.
It's a given thing when people say "where you're taken at doesn't matter" and that's 100% true, you really don't have anything separating a first rounder from a third when you're 5 seasons down the line, but I would love to add some texture to the draft and desire to be taken in a higher round. Not only does it make it more interesting and increase investment in seeing where you're drafted, it also mirrors how it works in the real draft.
The way I see it, there are three main dials the HO can turn as rewards for players, we have TPE, money, and forum awards.
I strongly hesitate to add any kind of TPE to draft position, especially since there's the wrinkle of GM picks being forced in the second. I think adding TPE adds too much complexity and feel bads to the system.
Money is a easier one, it's infinite and earnable, and you can more readily give people a one time bonus and not worry about the impact.
Forum awards are the last dial, one I'm quite interested in as I've got none of my own. However I think that it'd be a slight concern to clog up a user's page, although it would be fantastic to be able to see who someone was drafted with in their season.
I would first explore adding a draft round bonus, something like 1M for a first rounder, 500k for a second rounder, and 250k for a third rounder. Especially with how earning relates to draft position (as a first order approximation for involvement), you would mostly be helping second and third rounders slightly.
I'd love to see a first rounders award for the forums but I think that the time cost of applying the retroactively might make it prohibitive.
It's a given thing when people say "where you're taken at doesn't matter" and that's 100% true, you really don't have anything separating a first rounder from a third when you're 5 seasons down the line, but I would love to add some texture to the draft and desire to be taken in a higher round. Not only does it make it more interesting and increase investment in seeing where you're drafted, it also mirrors how it works in the real draft.
The way I see it, there are three main dials the HO can turn as rewards for players, we have TPE, money, and forum awards.
I strongly hesitate to add any kind of TPE to draft position, especially since there's the wrinkle of GM picks being forced in the second. I think adding TPE adds too much complexity and feel bads to the system.
Money is a easier one, it's infinite and earnable, and you can more readily give people a one time bonus and not worry about the impact.
Forum awards are the last dial, one I'm quite interested in as I've got none of my own. However I think that it'd be a slight concern to clog up a user's page, although it would be fantastic to be able to see who someone was drafted with in their season.
I would first explore adding a draft round bonus, something like 1M for a first rounder, 500k for a second rounder, and 250k for a third rounder. Especially with how earning relates to draft position (as a first order approximation for involvement), you would mostly be helping second and third rounders slightly.
I'd love to see a first rounders award for the forums but I think that the time cost of applying the retroactively might make it prohibitive.
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